披沙简金 — “Sift sand for gold”
披沙简金 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sift through a large quantity of things to select the best or most valuable; to extract the essence or most important parts from a mass of information or objects”. Literally, “Sift sand for gold”.
披沙简金 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 披沙简金 mean?
披沙简金 (pī shā jiǎn jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sift through a large quantity of things to select the best or most valuable; to extract the essence or most important parts from a mass of information or objects”.
How do you pronounce 披沙简金?
披沙简金 is pronounced pī shā jiǎn jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 披沙简金 literally mean?
Literally, 披沙简金 means “Sift sand for gold”. It is used to mean “to sift through a large quantity of things to select the best or most valuable; to extract the essence or most important parts from a mass of information or objects”.
What is the Chinese definition of 披沙简金?
犹言排沙简金。比喻从大量事物中挑选精华。